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Summary
The prelaunch photograph of The Passive Grapple Tray was taken in SAEF II at KSC after the tray was installed on the LDEF. The tray assembly consists of a modified six (6) inch deep LDEF peripheral experiment tray, a chromic anodized aluminum mounting plate, a Standard Mechanical Grapple Fixture, provided by JSC, and non-magnetic stainless steel fasteners. Two (2) aluminum plates, oneDE:in the upper left corner and one near the right center of the tray, cover access openings in the mounting plate. The black chevrons painted on the leftDE:half of the mounting plate are used for tray identification and the camera target, black with white markings, is attached to the right edge of the grapple fixture to assist the operator in positioning the RMS end effector during retrieval operations.
NASA Identifier: L84-7312 KSC-383C-4418.04